The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and First Solar have been selected to receive a 2003 R&D 100 award from R&D Magazine for developing a new process for depositing semiconductor layers onto photovoltaic (PV) modules. The annual awards recognize the year's 100 most significant technological innovations.

For micro fuel cells to gain wide scale use and acceptance, regulatory approvals must be granted for final product designs for early niche markets, and then the products for these early niche markets must be deliverable through a small, established distribution network.

Each unit is capable of purifying 300 to 1,400 gallons of water per day at a cost of under ½ a cent per gallon, generated solely by the power of the sun. The package can deliver drinking water sufficient for the basic daily needs of 150 to 700 people, whether in response to emergency situations, humanitarian relief efforts, peacekeeping endeavors or micro-enterprise development.

With this contract, Trueform will be outfitting an estimated 300 bus shelters with solar / LED illuminations within Greater London. The Company estimates that 50% of these installations will be complete by year-end with the balance installed next year.

Providing the entire US energy requirements of 28,000 billion kWh per year would thus require a total collecting area of 17.5 million ha. That is less than the area presently occupied by hydroelectric power plants.

The IG inverter, introduced in European markets in 2001, has quickly gained market share due to its advanced Plug-n-Play topology which offers high efficiency, precision MPP-tracking, and active cooling, all of which result in superior energy production from photovoltaic systems.

The Coleman 50 Watt Solar Backup Kit; Coleman's first ever solar electric generator, is a clean, safe and most reliable solar power generator - ideal for high rises, homes, cottages and cabins, RV's, boats and much more.

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